Salmonella cases linked to Alabama

[lin_video src=http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/player.js?aspect_ratio=16×9&auto_next=1&auto_start=0&div_id=videoplayer-1373585700&height=480&page_count=5&pf_id=9624&show_title=1&va_id=4137470&width=640&windows=2 service=syndicaster width=640 height=480 div_id=videoplayer-1373585700 type=script]SUMTER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A string of salmonella illnesses among dozens of people in nine states are connected to Alabama.

The Alabama Department of Health says at least 36 people became sick after eating food served after a funeral in Sumter County.

30 people were hospitalized in serious condition, each complaining of fever, diarrhea and vomiting.